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Toy Biz 5-inch 1980s Wolverine Custom Toy
Fun fact: This is somehow the first post I've ever made about Wolverine. At the end of 2021, Wolverine is a character that doesn't really need an introduction; He's been…
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Toy Biz 5-inch Jean Grey custom toy
Of all the characters Toy Biz made five-inch X-Men action figures of during their legendary run in the 1990s, they somehow never made this 1991 Jean Grey design. Well, that's…
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Transformers Cyberchrome Optimus Prime ReAction Figure
The thing about it is, after nearly 40 years, Optimus Prime is still the face of Transformers. As a result, even though he’s far from my favorite character, he ends…
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TMNT Napoleon Bonafrog Custom Toy
Image of original toy stolen from tmnttoys.com In the 1989 episode Invasion of the Punk Frogs. Creating his own team of four radical amphibians, Shredder named them after his personal…
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Robot Heroes Stepper Custom Toy
I've talked about Stepper in the past, specifically in regards to his ReAction figure by Super7. But this little cutie is part of Hasbro's Robot Heroes sub-line of Transformers from…
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TMNT Wingnut Custom Toy
Wingnut is a bit of an odditiy in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles world, in that he's an anthropomorphic bat, but he actually isn't a mutant! He's an alien from…
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Robot Heroes Generation 2 Grimlock Custom Toy
Me, Grimlock, feeling blue... I know I've written about the weird repaints in Transformers Generation 2 before, but now for one about the Dinobot leader, Grimlock! Grimmy here was from…
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Behold… Galvatron ReAction Figure by Super7
Unlike Optimus Prime, Hasbro didn’t kill Megatron as part of the events of 1986’s The Transformers: The Movie. Instead, Megs was upgraded into a new, more powerful form. Galvanized by…
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Fallen Leader Optimus Prime ReAction Figure v2
Back in August, I wrote about Super7's first "Fallen Leader" Optimus Prime ReAction figure -- That toy adult collectable was just a Target-exclusive redeco of their initial OP offering. But…
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Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Epyon Master Grade Kit
In 2016, I had been working at Samurai Comics for a year, and was given a little bit of store credit as a bonus. Free Comic Book Day was coming…
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Fright Features 2021 Real Ghostbusters
To tie in with the upcoming Ghostbusters Afterlife film, Hasbro has produced a series of Ghostbusters figures that are something of an update to the classic 1980s The Real Ghostbusters…
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Transformers Siege G2 Sideswipe Custom Toy
Back in late 2018, Hasbro started releasing toys for the first part of their WAR FOR CYBERTRON toyline, SIEGE. I saw Hound and at the store, and basically immediately fell…
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Transformers Devastator ReAction Figure
In the world of the Transformers, Combiners, also sometimes called Gestalts, are super robots made up of smaller robots. Today's subject, Devastator, was the first Combiner in the Transformers. And,…
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Transformers STEPPER ReAction Figure
"Who is Stepper?" "I thought his name was Ricochet?" "Is that just Jazz with the colors changed?" Uhh... yes! In 1987, Hasbro introduced a new play gimmick to the Transformers…
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Transformers The Movie Hot Rod ReAction Figure
There's a scene in 1986's The Transformers: The Movie, where Optimus Prime has Megatron down, ion blaster pointed at his rival's face, and is about to end the war. And…